Section 40. Time requirement for completion of training

A. Every correctional officer who is required to comply with the compulsory minimum training standards shall satisfactorily complete such training within 12 months of the date of appointment unless provided otherwise in accordance with subsection B.

B. The director may grant an extension of the time limit for completion of the minimum training required upon presentation of evidence by the agency administrator that the officer was unable to complete the required training within the specified time limit due to illness, injury, military service or special duty assignment required and performed in the public interest. However, each agency administrator shall request such extension prior to expiration of any time limit.

C. Any correctional officer who originally complied with all training requirements and later separated from correctional officer status, more than 12 months but less than 24 months, upon reentry as a correctional officer will be required to complete all compulsory minimum training standards set forth in 6VAC20-100-20 A 1.

D. Any correctional officer who originally complied with all training requirements and later separated from correctional officer status, in excess of 24 months, upon reentry as a correctional officer shall be required to complete all compulsory minimum training standards unless provided otherwise in accordance with 6VAC20-100-20 A 1.

Historical Notes

Derived from VR240-01-14 § 4, eff. January 1, 1988.

Statutory Authority

§ 9.1-102 of the Code of Virginia.